A map of the acropolis (Hazor)A map of the upper city (acropolis, Tel) showing the main areas excavated in the renewed excavations since 1990, and the significant Israelite (iron age) remains. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

Canaanite bronze figurine (Hazor)A volunteer admiring one of the bronze figurines found in the Canaanite palace. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/jerry.htm

Canaanite bronze figurine (Hazor)A Canaanite bronze figurine of a smiting god with inlaid eyes. The spear in its right hand is now missing. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/smiting.htm

Canaanite Bronze Figurine (Hazor)A Canaanite bronze figurine probably of a nobleman found in 1996. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/statue.htm

Canaanite palace (Hazor)An aerial view of Area A from the West. The Canaanite palace is at the bottom of the picture. The six-chambered "Solomonic Gate" is visible at the top left of the picture. The picture was taken at the end of excavations in 1996. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/areaa.htm

Canaanite Palace (Hazor)Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. Rising dramatically beyond a bend in the road linking the Sea of Galilee with Israel's northern border, Tel Hazor stands as prominently on the landscape today as when the Canaanite city founded on the site was at the height of its prosperity and international influence some
View of the main entrance to the Late Bronze Age palace
3500 years ago.
[Recent Archaeological Discoveries
at Hazor
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History of HazorCanaanite Hazor and Israelite Hazor. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

Jewels of the Canaanite palace (Hazor)Jewelry from the Canaanite palace (beads, earrings, cylinder seals, ivory plaques and gold sheet). Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/beads.htm

Map of the upper and lower city (Hazor)A map of the Tel and the lower city showing main areas of excavation since Yadin's excavations in the 1950's. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

Mount of Olives OssuariesThe Mount of Olives (also Mount Olivet, Hebrew: הר הזיתים, Har HaZeitim; Arabic: جبل الزيتون, الطور‎, Jebel ez-Zeitun, Jebel et-Tur, "Mount of the Summit") is a mountain ridge to the east of Jerusalem. It is named from the olive trees with which its sides are clothed. At the foot of the mountain is the Gardens of Gethsemane where Jesus stayed in Jerusalem, according to tradition. The Mount of Olives is the site of many important Biblical events.
[images] [Archaeology]

Plan of the water system (Hazor)The entrance to the tunnel is situated at the western edge of the shaft bottom. The tunnel itself runs south-west for approximately 25m, sloping down gradually to the water level. The vaulted ceiling of the tunnel is some 4m high. The total depth of the shaft and the tunnel is about 40m. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

Ritmeyer Archaeological Design"The analysis of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem...where Leen Ritmeyer relates his discoveries of the 500 cubit square Temple Mount, built by King Hezekiah, the location of Solomon's Temple and where the Ark of the Covenant stood in the Holy of Holies of that first Temple"
[Biblical Archaeology] [Research Organizations]

The "flight of stairs" (excavations at Hazor)A flight of stairs leading westward from the podium in Area M. The stairs - like the floor and podium - are made of basalt indicating the significance of this area. Photo is taken at the end of excavations in 1995. Two more stairs leading to a pebble-paved floor were excavated in 1996. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/steps.htm

The "flight of stairs" (Hazor)A flight of stairs leading westward from the podium in Area M. The stairs - like the floor and podium - are made of basalt indicating the significance of this area. Photo is taken at the end of excavations in 1995. Two more stairs leading to a pebble-paved floor were excavated in 1996. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/steps.htm

The "ibni" tablet (Hazor)A letter sent to Ibni (-addu?) king of Hazor (18th century BCE). Found in the vicinity of the Canaanite Palace. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/ibni.htm

The "podium" (Hazor)A Canaanite cultic (or civic) platform, made of basalt found in Area M. The top is made from a single piece of basalt estimated to weigh close to 2 tons. It may have supported a chair or throne as there are four precise circular depressions in the center of the basalt block. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

The famous “Corinth Canal”..The Corinth Canal links the Gulf of Corinth in the northwest with the Saronic Gulf in the southeast. The canal is 3.9 miles (6.3 km) long and has a water depth of 26 feet (8 m). Its width varies from a minimum of 69 feet (21 m) at the bottom to 82 feet (25 m) maximum at the water's surface.
Before it was built, ships sailing between the Aegean and Adriatic had to circumnavigate the Peloponnese adding about 185 nautical miles to their journey. The first to decide to dig the Corinth Canal was Periander, the tyrant of Corinth (602 BCE). Such a giant project was above the technical capabilities of ancient times so Periander carried out another great project, the diolkós, a stone road, on which the ships were transferred on wheeled platforms from one sea to the other. Dimitrios Poliorkitis, king of Macedon (c. 300 BCE), was the second who tried, but his engineers insisted that if the seas where connected, the more northerly Adriatic, mistakenly thought to be higher, would flood the more southern Aegean. At the time, it was also thought that Poseidon, god of the sea, opposed joining the Aegean and the Adriatic. The same fear also stopped Julius Caesar and emperors Hadrian and Caligula. The most serious try was that of Emperor Nero (67 CE). He had 6,000 slaves for the job. He started the work himself, digging with a golden hoe, while music was played. However, he was killed before the work could be completed. [images] [Archaeology]

http://www.grisel.net/corinth_canal.htm

The Israelite water system (Hazor)The Hazor water system dates to the 9th century BC and was used until the final destruction of the Israelite city in the 8th century BC. The width of the rock-hewn steps leading down to the water suggest that water was brought up by pack animals descending and ascending simultaneously. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

The Pontius Pilate Inscription in Caesarea Until recently, there was no contemporary evidence outside the Bible for Pilate's existence (although Tacitus, Josephus, and Philo all wrote about him). Then in 1961, Italian archaeologists excavating the theatre at Caesarea found this stone inscription of Pontius Pilate. Coins have also been found dating from Pilate's rule as governor.
[Jesus] [Archaeology]

http://www.facingthechallenge.org/pilate.php

The restored Israelite buildings (Hazor)The "four rooms" building on left and the "pillared" building on the right were moved and restored in a new location to enable excavations beneath them. The restoration also enabled better preservation and makes them accessible to the public. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/restore.htm

The Roman Aqueducts at Caesarea Maritima.Photos. Since Ceasarea lacked a natural water source, aqueducts were built by the Romans to bring in fresh water. Most water in Israel comes from the mountains in the north. The Romans built huge aqueducts to bring in water.
[Archaeology]

The source of the Israelite water system (Hazor)The tunnel is directed westwards towards the water level within the precincts of the Tell. Its dimensions and direction indicate the soundness of the geological knowledge possessed by the Israelite engineers. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/waterso.htm

The Tel Hazor acropolis (upper city)An aerial view of the acropolis at Hazor. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

http://unixware.mscc.huji.ac.il/~hatsor/acro.htm

The uncovering of the "flight of stairs" (Hazor)A flight of stairs leading westward from the podium was discovered underneath this volunteer only a few minutes after this photo was taken. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]

Two clay tablets (Hazor)Two clay tablets written in Cuneiform found in the vicinity of the Canaanite palace. Hazor was an ancient Canaanite and Israelite city located in the north of modern day Israel. Recent archaeological excavations have revealed how important this city was in antiquity. [The Hazor Excavations]